Air Arabia Maroc

[Ashley]

Air Arabia Maroc flights to Agadir on sale now. - twice weekly from start of winter. Flights on Tuesday and Friday.

 

[rollo]

Goods news most welcome.

 

[thunderchild]

Two new routes in two days.....we’re on a roll!

Is this BHX’s first ever scheduled flight to Morocco?

 

[Ray Finkle]

This one seems to have been a long time coming so great to see it finally confirmed

Tue

3O108 BHX 20:40 AGA 00:35
3O107 AGA 15:55 BHX 19:50

Fri

3O108 BHX 12:10 AGA 16:05
3O107 AGA 07:25 BHX 11:20

 

[Brum X]

More good news for BHX and these announcements do sometimes follow on from each other so maybe a few more due soon ?

 

[Brummiegem]

Nice to see Morocco added as a scheduled service.
As BrumX said,hopefully more to come soon.
North Africa seems to be making a comeback after a few years of uncertainty.Morocco has always been popular,so let’s hope these services are successful.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Well this is phase one, getting them in.

Lets just hope that in 12 to 18 months time we aren't saying wadaeaan!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Air Arabia Maroc launches new service connecting Birmingham with Agadir

Air Arabia Maroc has announced the launch of a twice weekly scheduled service from Birmingham to the Moroccan city of Agadir starting 01 October 2018.

The new service will commence this winter and will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays as follows:

Birmingham to Agadir

Tuesday Departure 20h40 – Arrival 00h35

Friday Departure 12h10 – Arrival 16h05

Agadir to Birmingham

Tuesday Departure 15h55 - Arrival 19h50

Friday Departure 07h25 – Arrival 11h20

Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said: “We are pleased to link Birmingham to our base in Agadir with direct weekly flights. Birmingham is the latest city to join Air Arabia Maroc's ever growing destination network in the United Kingdom and Europe offering customer a wider choice for affordable air travel.”

Tom Screen, Birmingham Airport’s Acting Aviation Director, said: “We are really pleased to welcome Air Arabia Maroc to Birmingham Airport. This new service to Agadir will be popular with holiday makers seeking sun and great beaches anytime of the year.

“Agadir is a gem on Morocco's coastline with spacious streets, palm-lined boulevards and stunning beaches and so it makes a great addition to the choice of destinations from our Midlands airport.”

Air Arabia Maroc, which was established in April 2009, is Morocco’s largest low-cost carrier and part of the Air Arabia Group. It currently operates flights to 53 European routes from six cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Tangier, Marrakech, Nador and Agadir.

Agadir is a major touristic city in Morocco known for its pleasant climate and a 10-kilometer long seafront offering visitors an unforgettable experience.

One-way fares (including all taxes and charges) will start from £49 - to book visit www.airarabia.com

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk...ew-service-connecting-birmingham-with-agadir/

 

[Ray Finkle]

Agadir is now bookable for summer.

April is 2x weekly (still Tue and Fri) then it drops to Fri only May to September. October sees it back to 2x weekly again.

 

[Ray Finkle]

AIR ARABIA MAROC CELEBRATES FIRST EVER DIRECT SERVICE FROM BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT

Air Arabia Maroc Celebrates First Ever Direct Service from Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport has welcomed Air Arabia Maroc - Morocco’s largest low-cost carrier to its existing 50 airlines. Air Arabia Maroc has operated its first direct service from Birmingham Airport to the Moroccan city of Agadir. To celebrate, an inaugural ceremony was held at the airport.

Passengers arriving on the 1120 hours flight, along with Birmingham Airport and Air Arabia Maroc employees, gathered to celebrate the service which operates on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Tom Screen, Acting Aviation Director said: “Officially welcoming Air Arabia Maroc to Birmingham Airport for the first time ever is fantastic. For us, if the customer demand is there, it’s important we can provide enough choice to be able to meet it - whether this involves the introduction of additional direct services or an increase in the frequency of services.

“With its warm temperatures, Agadir is a destination which can be enjoyed during the summer and winter months alike, providing our customers affordable air travel all year round. Air Arabia Maroc is a great addition to our collection of airlines and we look forward to working with Air Arabia Maroc on this popular destination of Morocco.”

Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said: “We are pleased to link Birmingham to our Agadir Base. Birmingham is the latest British destination to join Air Arabia Maroc's existing UK network.”

Fares start at £37. To find out more about flights to Agadir visit: https://www.airarabia.com/en/air-arabia-maroc

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk...-ever-direct-service-from-birmingham-airport/

 

[Ianbutty]

Hang on: does this mean an airline has actually started a new service?

Here's hoping for a long prosperous relationship with them that will open up other routes to North West Africa.

 

[CCGE29]

Appears that this is yet another one year wonder....

Down to 1x weekly from 3rd May (Friday) then no longer bookable from the 25th October.

Apparently loads have been poor from MAN & LGW too.

 

[Silvercity]

Appears that this is yet another one year wonder....

Down to 1x weekly from 3rd May (Friday) then no longer bookable from the 25th October.

Apparently loads have been poor from MAN & LGW too.

I wonder if tourism to Morocco will be taking a nose dive after the two Scandinavian girls were beheaded in the Atlas mountains last year.

 

[Brum X]

Appears that this is yet another one year wonder....

Down to 1x weekly from 3rd May (Friday) then no longer bookable from the 25th October.

Apparently loads have been poor from MAN & LGW too.

Is it bookable from MAN & LGW from the 25th October ?

 

[Ray Finkle]

MAN to Agadir isn't bookable beyond October so not too concerned about that.....yet.

The early loads that I saw were beyond abysmal, I'm surprised that some of the flights actually operated. I've not seen any numbers for a while but hopefully things picked up over Christmas.

 

[thunderchild]

Certainly one to keep an eye on. You have to wonder that ‘IF’ the MAN and LGW loads weren’t that brilliant why did they think opening a third U.K. destination was a good idea?

 

[Ray Finkle]

I've just done a test booking for out to Agadir tomorrow and back to Birmingham on Friday. The seat maps show 5 seats reserved outbound and four reserved inbound, the price was £115.

Obviously it isn't a totally accurate reflection as not every passenger will book seats in advance and there may be others booked through third party agents. It's still pretty poor though.

 

[Matt995]

Could never understand why this route was launched in the winter months, why didnt the airline wait until summer, surely more demand in the hotter months?

When any new airline starts at Birmingham, I always thingk the key is plenty of marketing and advertising in the Midlands, have Air Arabia Maroc done any? Look at what Jet2 did to launch their services?

I guess that 99.9% of the Midlands population have no idea about this airline and route from Birmingham, and that is where the problems start, such a random route with an unknown airline, who would even search for it? I just can't see it lasting much longer.

 

[David_itl]

HEre's the BHX and MAN-Agadir numbers from the CAA since January 2018

View attachment 11929

MAN was 2 weekly each for Air Arabia Maroc and easyJet then Ryanair came along with 2 weekly from June.

 

[IanFarquharson]

RYR and EZY will always fill but Air Arabia are struggling at BHX with no load higher than 50 !
MAN is probably similar but the figures mask this.
Can see BGX